Ann Coulter is a thinly-disguised crypto-fascist, popular with the US far-right.
Here is a brief <a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0111.coulterwisdom.html">article</a> on her, replete with choice quotations. The <a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2002/08/26/news_pf/Floridian/Bestseller_trampled_u.shtml">link</a> I posted above outlines how her bestselling book is a collection of lies and willful misinterpretations.
Ann Coulter:
To a disabled Vietnam vet: "People like you caused us to lose that war."---MSNBC
"I think [women] should be armed but should not [be allowed to] vote."---Politically Incorrect, 2/26/01
"The presumption of innocence only means you don't go right to jail."---Hannity & Colmes 8/24/01
"I think [Whitewater]'s going to prevent the First Lady from running for Senate."---Rivera Live 3/12/99
"My track record is pretty good on predictions."---Rivera Live 12/8/98
"My libertarian friends are probably getting a little upset now but I think that's because they never appreciate the benefits of local fascism."---MSNBC 2/8/97
Obviously, a lot of it is meant to incite strong reactions, yet it appears that she is taken seriously as a political commentator. CNN let her host Crossfire, and she is a regular on Fox News shows.
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